JLT shareholders back Marsh buy

Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) shareholders have approved Marsh & McLennan Companies’ (MMC) offer to buy the firm for $5.6bn. Some 99.9% of shareholders that voted backed the offer, which was first announced in September. “Today’s vote is an important milestone,” said Dan Glaser, president and CEO of MMC. “The process of planning the future of Marsh & McLennan and JLT…